Angle-cock device



Apfilz, 1929' R. J. Bus'H 1,707,250

ANGLE cock DEVICE Filed Dec. 9, 1927 -INVENTOR RANKIN \J BUSH ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 2, 1929.

v UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

RANKIN J. BUSH, OF MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, AS SIGNOR TO THE WESTING- HOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY, OF WILMERDING, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION 01 PENN SYLVANIA.

ANGLE-COCK Dev ce.

Application filed December 9, 1927. Serial No. 238,8 43.

This invention relates to fluid pressure brakes and more particularly to an angle cock device for opening and closing communication through the brake pipe at the end of the car.

The principal object of my invention is to provide an angle cock device having a .by-pass for maintaining communication through the brake pipe in case the cook key should he accidentally or maliciously turned to its closed position and having means whereby an uncharged sectionofa train maybe charged from a charged section without causing a sudden reduction in 1:; pressure in the chargedsection and a consequent emergency application of the brakes.

In the accompanying drawing, the single figure is a diagrammatic sectional view of an angle cock device embodying my invention. l P

@ As shown in the drawing, the angle cock device may comprise a casing 1 containing the usual plu valvelor key 2 adapted to be operated by t e usual handle (not shown).

The valve are provided with a waterway 3 adapted in the open position of the valve to connect theconduit at at the brakepipe end of the angle cock with the conduit 5 at the flexible hose end.

Associated withthe casing 1 is a cylin- 'der 6 containing a valve" piston 7. At one sideythe valve piston is subject to the pressure of a coil spring 8 which is held in place by a cover plate 9 and at the other side, the valve piston is provided with a valve seat 10adaptedto engage a seat rib 11, the

chamber at the spring side of'the valve piston 7 being connected to a passage 30, open to the atmosphere. g g i p A valve 12 having a stem 13, slidably mounted in a central bore of the valve piston 7, controls communication from a chamber 14 open to the conduit 5, to a passage 15 which leads to conduit 4. The valve 13 is held in the valve piston 7 by means of a pin 16 secured in a flange portion of the valve piston and extending into an elongated slot provided in the stem 13. A coil spring 17, disposed within a chamber of a spring] cap 18, acts through a spring follower 19 on the valve stem 13, so that movement of the valve .13 relative to the valve piston. 7 is resisted by said spring. The

valve piston 7 is provided with an interiorly threaded annular flange 20 for receiving the threaded end of the spring cap 18.

A second cylinder- 21 is casing l and mounted therein is a valve piston 22 having the chamber 28 at one side connected by a passage 24 with chamcarried by the ber 14 and having a valve seat 25 for enare coupled to gether,1the plug valve 2 of the angle cock on the uncharged section is turned to its open position and then the ad- 7 jacent plug valve 2 on the charged section is turned to a slightly opened position, such that the rate of flow from conduit 4 through the waterway 3 to conduit 5 will be slow enough to prevent a reduction in fluid pres sure in the charged section of the brake pipe at an emergency rate. l In the angle cock device on the charged section of thetrain,the valve piston 7 will be initiallyheld with the valve seat 10 engaging the seatrih 11 by the action or" spring Sand the valve 12 will also be held seated.

Fluid supplied from the conduit 5 to chamber 14, flows through passage 24: to chamber and acts on the area of the valve piston 22 outside of the seat rib 26. When the pressure of fluid. has been increased to a degree, slightly exceeding the pressure of spring 28, for example five or six pounds, the valve piston 22 will be lifted from its seat, exposing the full area of the valve-piston to the fluid pressure in chamber Said valve piston then quickly shifted to its upper seat. Fluid under pressure can now flow from the conduitthrough passage 27 to chamber and thence through passage 24 and chamber 14: to conduit 5. N

The flow area of passage 27 is restricted sufficiently to, prevent the combined flow through the passage 27 and the slight opening at the plug valve 2 from causing an pressure of "fluid in chamber 14 and corsequeasy "the valve piston is quickly shifted to its upper 7 seat.

The How area f the assageis is siifii- "cie'iit to permit emergency rate of flow,

so'itha't an emergency rate of reduction in pipe pressure as wellas a service rate of reductionfmaiy be effected through the hvyjpas's around thelplug. valve, even though the plug 'va'lv'e shou 'd'be "in its closed position, After the valve 12 has been moved 'from itsjs'e' at, "the lipressure offluid in the conduit "tinn 'eqaaiizes into the conduit '5 and the plug valve --2 "ma then be moved tojits full open position, as shown in the rawing. .7

"Byfprovidingna small area of the valve piston 7 which is subject-to fluid pressure in. the closed position of the valve 12, the

{spring '8 may be of such reduced pressure,

' that when the valve piston is in its open position, with the run a'reaexposedto fluid pressure, it requiresfia reduction in fluid pressure to a relativelyflow degreeto permit the mo vementfoif thevsilve piston so as to etfect the seating of the vzilve 12. As a consequence, possible seating of the valve [12 Whenthe brake pipe pressure isreduced to-jelfect a fullfservice application of the brakes will be prevented,

The valve -12 being provided with I means to fpermit jrelative movement thereof with respect to the valve piston 7, the seating of the valve 1221s well as the valve seat 10 against the seat rib I1 is "always assured and the valve-12 will remain seated until after the seat 10 has moved out of engagement with the seat rib lll whilein moving in the opposite-direction; the valve 12 will seatfbetore the seat 10' engages the seat 7 While oneillustrative embodiment otthe invention has been described in detail, it

lis n ot my intention to limit its scope to that embodiment or'otherwise than bythe terms v desire to secure by ll A'n angle cock device comprising air ock,

;' valve means for *controlling communication through 'aipas'sa'ge from one side of the cock to the other "and "valvefine'ans for controlling communication through a larger passage from one side of the cock to the other.

2. An angle'cock device-comprising a cock, valve means operated upon a predetermined increase in pressure of fluid at one side of the cock for opening communication Bram one side of *the cook to the other, and valve means operated upon a greater increase in "pressure of fluid at one side of the cock foropening communication from one side r of the cock to the other.

3. An angle cock device comprising a cock, and having a ,passage 'for establishing communication from one side of the cock to the other and a passage of greater flow area than the first passage for establishing communiction from one side of the cock to the other, valve means for controlling communication through "the tirst passage, and separate valve means 'for controlling communication through "the second passage. 7 1 ikn angle cook device comprising a cock, "and 'having a passage for establishing communication from one side of the cook to other and a passage of greater flow area than 'the first passage for establishing comniu'nication from one side of the cock to the other, a piston adapted when seated -to e'xpose a limited area 'to the pressure of 'fluid at one side of the cook, a valve oper- J5 ated by said "piston for controlling communication through the second passage, and i a valve piston *siibject to the pressure of fl'u'id at one side of the codk"forcontrolling communication through the otherqmssage 5Q An angle cock device comprising a cock, a valve for contrlling communication from one side of the cockto the other and a Qpistonhalving a movement rl'ativc'to said valve for operating said valve.

-6. An angle cock device comprising a rock, a valve for controlling communication from one side of'the cock to the-other and apiston, for operating said valve and adapted 'to seat and ex dose a limited area to the pressure of fluid at one side of the cock and when unseated'to expose the full area to said ressure, said piston havinga-movcment re 'ative 'to said valve.

7. An angle cock device comprising a cook, a valve for controlling-a' mssegc for estab- "lishing communication from one side otthe co'k'tothe other, a'springand a piston slihtject'to the pressure of said spring for operating said valve and adapted to seat-and expose a limited area-to the pressure of ffluid atone side of the cock, said piston liavinga movement'relative to said valve.

'8. An angle-cock device comprising a cock operativeto supply .fluid'und'er pressureat "a restricted'rate from one side ofthe coek 'tot-he oth'er,'and"valve meansoperated upon a predetermined increase in the pressure er fiuid supplied toone side of the cock 'for opening a communicationthrough which "0 fluid under pressure is supplied from one side of the cock to the other at a rate less than an emergency rate.

9. An angle cock device comprising a cock, and having a passage permitting flow of fluid under pressure from one side of the cock to the other at an emergency rate and a passage restricting the flow of fluid under pressure from one side of the cock to the other to a rate less than the emergency rate, valve means for controlling communication through one passage, and valve means for controlling communication through the other passage.

10. An angle cock device comprisin a cock, and having a passage permitting ow of fluid under pressure from onesideof the cock to the other at an emergenc rate and a passage restricting the flow of uid under pressure from one side of the cock to the other to a rate less than the emergency rate, valve means operated upon a predetermined increase in the pressure of fluid at one side of the cock for opening communication through the first passage, and valve means operated upon a smaller predetermined increase in the pressure of fluid at one side of.

the cock for opening communication through the other passage.

In testlmony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

RANKIN J. BUSH. 

